Savannah Guthrie made a heart-wrenching plea for “proof of life” of her 84-year-old mother. And in this digital age, the NBC “Today” co-anchor says she knows that voices and images can be manipulated.

Hoda Kotb stopped by the "Today" show in support of her former coanchor, Savannah Guthrie, amid the search for her mother Nancy.

NBC used to promote the cast of the “Today” show as “America’s first family,” and this agonizing week has shown why.

Savannah Guthrie was meant to be in Milan, Italy on Friday co-hosting the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics. But that all changed over the weekend when her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie,

Like the Today show host's 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, whom authorities believe was abducted from her Tucson, Ariz., home in the middle of the night on Sat., Jan. 31, Smart's daughter, Elizabeth Smart, was taken from her Utah bedroom in the early morning hours of June 5, 2002 at 14.

The ongoing search for Guthrie has spurred support from across the country, Hollywood, and the NBC family, Kotb said. She added that Savannah Guthrie was always the first to help a colleague in need, and there is a “helpless feeling” of being unable to help.

Hoda Kotb returned to “Today” on Friday to show support for her former co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, whose 84-year-old mother Nancy Guthrie has been missing since Jan. 31. Kotb, who was Guthrie’s “Today” co-anchor form 2018 to 2025,

The FBI says it offered guidance before Savannah Guthrie and her siblings released a public video responding to an alleged ransom note following the disappearance of their mother Nancy Guthrie.